diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7602963f..0ef2a5da 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 SUBDIRS = lib/libalpm src/util src/pacman scripts doc etc pactest contrib
 
-DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --disable-fakeroot
+#DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --disable-fakeroot
 
 # Some files automatically included, so they aren't specified below:
 #   AUTHORS, COPYING, NEWS, README
 EXTRA_DIST = HACKING
 
-# TODO : figure out a way to get 'make distcheck' to build with
-#        --disable-fakeroot so it actually passes tests
 check-local:  src/pacman
-	python $(top_srcdir)/pactest/pactest.py --test $(top_srcdir)/pactest/tests/*.py -p $(top_builddir)/src/pacman/pacman --debug=1
+	python $(top_srcdir)/pactest/pactest.py --test $(top_srcdir)/pactest/tests/*.py -p $(top_builddir)/src/pacman/pacman
 	rm -rf $(top_builddir)/root